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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

5 Colleges
$33,028 Avg Salary
$33,845 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 750 degrees and certificates were awarded to mental and social health services students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best for mental health services majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Bachelor's in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in Pennsylvania for mental and social health services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Alvernia University

Reading, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alvernia University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Alvernia is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Reading.

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#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in Pennsylvania. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

On average, mental health services graduates from Drexel take out $26,868 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarion University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public college with a small student population.

The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $299, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Clarion University of Pennsylvania Report

#5

Lackawanna College

Scranton, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lackawanna College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Scranton, Lackawanna College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,622
Maryland 461
New Jersey 219
District of Columbia 24
Delaware 76

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, mental and social health services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mental Health Services Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 7,609
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 5,433
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 4,069
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 3,405
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 2,779
Clinical/Medical Social Work 2,534
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 2,526
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 328
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 288
Trauma Counseling 56
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy 13
Medical Family Therapy/Therapist 12

Majors Similar to Mental Health Services

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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